Lisbon, a beautiful city that has a lot of characters, old colourful buildings and the people are very friendly and hospitable. This city is so pretty. Lots of hiking ( I mean up those hills) and they have those Cable cars from San Francisco and Trams (Muni). The Cable cars and Muni are actually from San Francisco. The photo above is called Ponte 25 de Abril and it's their version of the Golden Gate and the age is somewhat the same. The food here are so cheap and very delicious. They are very fond of seafood especially fish. I had one tonight and it was to die for. It reminds me of my childhood in the Philippines when we just cook the new caught fish and cook it right off the beach.
The language here is Portuguese (duh). It sounds beautiful and kinda similar to Spanish but not really. I had to learn new language again. When I was in Spain, I was really doing great Speaking Spanish and can go by with it as long as they will not ask me any long questions. But here, they say Bom Dia for good morning, Obrigado/a for thank you o for male and a for female. Denada (you are welcome) is the same as in Spanish. Some pronunciation here is so different in Spanish and I have to make sure I say it right. The people here are called Lisboetas (Lish - bo - e - tas) and they are proud of their heritage. They are very friendly and they speak good English. I have so many friends here now and they even suggest on where I should go. Well, tomorrow is another day of adventure again. I will post some photos soon.
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I'm having a great time here in Ellesmere Port. This town is quiet and away from the city. Most people from London moved up here and most people that works in Liverpool lives down here too. Ellesmere Port is just minutes away from Liverpool and half hour drive from Chester. Chester is an old town built by the Romans many centuries ago. I believe it dates back to 100AD. The Roman ruins and the English architecture mixed together in harmony. The people here are very friendly and there are tons of tourists here who likes to shop. There are so many high end store in this area too. One of the beautiful structure here is the Chester Cathedral. It's enormous and the Gothic design is beautiful. Chester is easy to navigate by foot. The roads here, like most UK are so narrow but they always have pedestrian friendly roads. I will be heading back to London today. Back to the busy city again. I will miss this town. I will make sure I come back to this place again.
